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July 28, 2025

Character animator 'Edit original' opens an uneditable pdf in photoshop

  • July 28, 2025
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I'm trying to edit the rigging for a particular character through Adobe called, 'Heller'. When I follow Edit>Edit Original or Ctrl+E, photoshop attempts to open the file as a pdf which gives me no access to layer files and pastes as a .jpeg in photoshop. 

I'm wondering if anyone has a fix or knows what I'm doing wrong? I would really appreciate any help. 

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TheOriginalGC
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Community Expert
July 29, 2025

Are you using Windows? If so, make sure that you have the right file extensions associated with the proper apps: .ai for Adobe Illustrator, and .psd for Photoshop. I think this link describes the process: Change Default Apps in Windows - Microsoft Support

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July 28, 2025

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July 28, 2025

My apps have all been updated